Title

The Ceramic Tiles and Murals of Jean Nison

Subject

Mid-20th century modern ceramic tile artist Jean Nison (1922- )

Description

A discussion of the ceramic tile murals of Jean Nison (b. 1922), who is an almost-forgotten mid-20th century modern ceramic artist. Nison was active from the early 1950s through the mid-1960s. Some of her commissions included the Tichenor residence in Long Beach, CA; the Lippincott residence in Scarsdale, NY; the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Berkeley, CA; the "Arts of Daily Living" exhibit in Pomona, CA; and Roosevelt Hospital in New York City. She exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Ctafts and the Dallas Museum of Art.

Title

Subway Ornamentation in New York City

Subject

Ceramic ornamentation in the New York City subway system under Heins and LaFarge and Squire Vickers.

Description

The New York City subway system had different styles of ceramic ornamentation under different supervising architects and at different periods of time. This article illustrates the different ceramic ornamentation in the subway system.